Ontwerp voor een venster met een wapenschild en twee staande figuren 1900 - 1903

This is a pencil drawing made by Antoon Derkinderen. It's a sketch for a window design, right, so it's gotta be architectural and also kinda allegorical, y’know? I’m picturing Derkinderen in his studio, maybe muttering to himself, trying to work out the composition. On the left are two figures, maybe floating in a dream space or something? And then, on the right, is this heraldic shield with a lion. It’s like he’s trying to balance the personal with the…official? The lines are so tentative, you can almost see him thinking through the pencil, trying to find the right form. What was he after, do you think? How does the overall design create a sense of atmosphere? I imagine the light through the finished window would create a totally different effect, right? All these artists are in an ongoing dialogue, messing around, seeing what comes out.